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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
miliary TB Secondary ... extrapulmonary Secondary ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
miliary TB Secondary ... extrapulmonary Secondary ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... reactivation of a latent ... Tuberculosis #TB #Active ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
and clinically active ... reactivation of the latent ... the left upper lobe ... #TB #Cavitary #SecondaryTB ... #RadiologyAssistant